Rome, American Academy in Rome, Barbara Goldsmith Rare Book Room, sine numero. Text(s): Breviary. Description: Llangattock Breviary (leaf of) f. 1 - Unbound. - From the codex made for Leonello d'Este. Brought to Wales as war booty by 1813, already in a damaged state, by the Rolls family, later enobled as Barons Llangattock, of The Hendre, Monmouth (Llangattock sale, London, Christie's, 8 December 1958, lot 190); purchased in 1958 by Goodspeed's of Boston and dismantled by them. This leaf purchased by AAR Trustee, Robert S. Pirie from Goodspeeds and donated by him to the American Academy (a second leaf, purchased at the same time, was a gift of Mr. Pirie to the Abbot of Meteora in Greece). Part 1: f. 1r-v. Description: - Parchment - 275 x 203 mm - 2 columns of 30 lines.

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